USCAN Commercial Controller Job Chicago area,Illinois USA,Accounting

Job Description Summary

Working across segments and business lines, the Commercial Controller supports the USCAN CFO, USCAN Controller and partners closely with Commercial Finance, Sales, Legal, FP&A, Operations, Service, Financial Systems & Reporting, Accounting COEs, Segment Controllers and Global Controllership. The role translates complex accounting requirements into practical deal guidance, identifies risks and alternatives early, documents conclusions, and drives consistent commercial controllership processes, capability and governance across USCAN.

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Roles and Responsibilities

The USCAN Commercial Controller is responsible for enabling commercially sound, compliant and executable customer arrangements across the USCAN region. The role provides early and ongoing controllership partnership on complex and non-standard deals, with particular focus on revenue recognition, order booking, pricing and concessions, contract changes, channel and account matters, and the accounting implications of commercial terms. The role helps the business achieve its objectives while ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, GE Health Care Global Accounting Policies (GAP), applicable standard operating procedures and internal controls.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Deal Support and Structuring Lead or support controllership review of significant, complex and non-standard customer arrangements from opportunity development through contract execution and subsequent modification. Provide timely guidance on deal structure, terms and conditions, performance obligations, pricing, delivery, installation, acceptance, services, financing, cancellation, termination, concessions and other provisions that may affect accounting or execution. Assess revenue recognition implications under U.S. GAAP and GE Health Care policy, including identification of accounting, control, operational and system requirements before commitments are made.

Prepare clear financial and accounting impact analyses and technical accounting memo for material or judgmental matters; obtain required regional, segment or Global Controllership alignment. Develop compliant alternatives that support customer and business objectives without compromising accounting standards, policy or control requirements. Maintain appropriate post-approval follow-through on key conditions, documentation and non-standard processes until the arrangement is operationalized.

Revenue Recognition and Technical Accounting Serve as the USCAN subject-matter resource for commercial accounting and revenue recognition matters, researching authoritative literature and GE Health Care policy as needed. Drive consistent implementation and interpretation of technical accounting policies across USCAN and expedite significant judgments, unresolved issues and emerging risks promptly. Lead or coordinate periodic reviews of commercial accounting inputs and estimates, including standalone selling prices and other relevant rates, reserves or assumptions within the role scope.

Support quarter-end and year-end processes for significant deals, including identification of cut‑off, contract asset, contract liability, remaining performance obligation and disclosure considerations. Respond to technical accounting questions and data requests from USCAN, segment, Global Markets and Global Controllership stakeholders.

Commercial Process Governance and Controls Own or coordinate a risk‑based…